Biblical References
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| − | This section explores | + | This section explores the biblical allusions found in ‘’The Waste Land’’. Here you will find analysis of the meaning behind these allusions, illustrations of the geographical locales of these biblical events, and external connections that are also in some way related to these biblical allusions. |
===[["The Burial of the Dead" Annotations|The Burial of the Dead]]=== | ===[["The Burial of the Dead" Annotations|The Burial of the Dead]]=== | ||
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The line "son of man" (ln 20) is vaguely reminiscent of Ezekiel 2, in which God calls Ezekiel the son of man. Following this allusion is the quote "a heap of broken images" (ln 22), which also alludes to Ezekiel. This one is in reference to Ezekiel 6, in which an angry God threatens to break idols and "destroy high places," which can refer to mountains or temples. A quote reads as such: "This is what the Sovereign Lord says to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys: I am about to bring a sword against you, and I will destroy your high places" (Ezekiel 6:3). Using context clues as to their location and the higher altitude places nearby, it has been deduced that this probably occurred somewhere within the mountains of Israel. This is marked on the map as "Mountains of Israel" | The line "son of man" (ln 20) is vaguely reminiscent of Ezekiel 2, in which God calls Ezekiel the son of man. Following this allusion is the quote "a heap of broken images" (ln 22), which also alludes to Ezekiel. This one is in reference to Ezekiel 6, in which an angry God threatens to break idols and "destroy high places," which can refer to mountains or temples. A quote reads as such: "This is what the Sovereign Lord says to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys: I am about to bring a sword against you, and I will destroy your high places" (Ezekiel 6:3). Using context clues as to their location and the higher altitude places nearby, it has been deduced that this probably occurred somewhere within the mountains of Israel. This is marked on the map as "Mountains of Israel" | ||
| − | "Son of man" is found again in Luke 22:22. Here, Jesus is called the "Son of Man." Luke | + | "Son of man" is found again in Luke 22:22. Here, Jesus is called the "Son of Man." Luke 22 tells the story of the Last Supper which occured on Mount Zion in Jerusalem, Israel. The general location of the Last Supper is shown on the map labeled "Mt. Zion." |
| − | + | The inclusion of the red rock as a source of shelter references Isaiah: "There is a shadow under this red rock, / Come in under the shadow of this red rock" (ln 25-26). This alludes to a verse in Isaiah that reads, "Go into the rocks, hide in the ground from dread of the Lord (Isaiah 2:10). Using context clues from a previous verse in Isaiah (2:3), the approximate location is determined to be somewhere in the Mountains of Jerusalem, specifically Mount Zion. | |
:“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, | :“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, | ||
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:the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. | :the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. | ||
| + | Although this quotation does not explicitly say that events necessarily take place in these mountains, Mount Zion maintains its place as a significant location in the bible. The law originating within Mount Zion is another indication of this, and its position within the prominent biblical town of Jerusalem supports this as well. | ||
===[["A Game of Chess" Annotations|A Game of Chess]]=== | ===[["A Game of Chess" Annotations|A Game of Chess]]=== | ||
